Essentra Regulatory News (ESNT)

31 Aug 2007 14:21

Filtrona plc31 August 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the Filtrona Plcunderlying issuer of existing --------------------shares to which voting rightsare attached:-------------------------------2. Reason for notification (yes/no)------------------------------------------------- An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes------------------------------------------ An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights------------------------------------------ Other (please specify):______________------------------------------------------ 3. Full name of person(s) Legal & General Group Plc (Group)subject to the notificationobligation: Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G) ------------------------------- --------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)(if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) ------------------------------- --------------------5. Date of the transaction (and 30/08/07date on which the threshold is --------------------crossed or reached ifdifferent):-------------------------------6. Date on which issuer 31/08/07notified: ---------------------------------------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are Below 15% to Above 10% (Group)crossed or reached: Below 15% to Above 10% (LGIM) From 13% - 12% (L&G) ------------------------------- -------------------- 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/ Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactiontype of Triggering transactionsharesifpossibleusing Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsthe ISIN Shares Voting Rights sharesCODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord GBP 33,195,957 33,195,957 28,335,471 28,335,471 3,461,706 12.919 1.5780.25 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 31,797,177 14.49 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financialinstruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)(31,797,177 - 14.49% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (31,797,177 - 14.49% = TotalPosition) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM) (31,797,177 - 14.49% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (28,335,471 - 12.91% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) ) (Direct) (LGIH) (20,428,116 - 9.31 % = LGAS &(7,907,355-3.60%=PMC) LGPL) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society LimitedLimited (PMC) ) (7,907,355 - 3.60% = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) (20,428,116 - 9.31 % = LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional Notification using the total voting rights figure of information: 219,326,796 14. Contact name: Patricia Kingdon Filtrona plc Deputy Company Secretary15. Contacttelephone number: 01908 359100 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange